WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: India has jumped 23 places to the 77th position in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking released on Wednesday, a development that could help the country attract more foreign investments.

India was ranked 100th in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report last year.

The ranking comes as a shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi Government which faces strong dissenting voices from opposition parties ahead of the general elections next year.

In its annual report ‘Doing Business’ 2019 report, World Bank said India improved on six of the 10 parameters relating to starting and doing business in a country.